New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has clarified her statements regarding cases of ringworm in Alabama.

Ocasio-Cortez made the statements during a Martin Luther King Day event. When asked about economic systems that allowed billionaires, she said such a system was immoral if it existed “when there are parts of Alabama where people are still getting ringworm because they don’t have access to public health..."

New York freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cited cases of ringworm in places like Alabama as an example of the lack of access to healthcare, in an apparent attempt to reference earlier reports of the more serious hookworm in the Southern state.

“It’s important to stay that I don’t think that necessarily means that all billionaires are immoral. It’s not to say someone like Bill Gates or Warren Buffet are immoral people. I do not believe that,” she said.

“I do think that a system that allows billionaires to exist when there are parts of Alabama where people are still getting ringworm because they don’t have access to public health is wrong,” Ocasio-Cortez added.

Ocasio-Cortez has championed a range of ideas including the Green New Deal, a plan switch the U.S. to a 100 percent renewable energy electric grid, and a 70 percent marginal tax rate on those who earn $10 million or more.

Ringworm, the condition cited by Ocasio-Cortez is a different disease, however.

According to the Mayo Clinic, ringworm is a common fungal infection characterized by a red circular rash. Despite its name, no actual worm is involved. It is spread by skin-to-skin contact with an infected person or animal and is akin to athlete’s foot or jock itch.